Learning by Teaching Human Pupils and Teachable Agents: The Importance of Recursive Feedback

Journal of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 375-412

  Okita, Sandra Y ^a   Schwartz, Daniel L ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84880925727     PISSN: 10508406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508406.2013.807263     Document Type: Article

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